Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1890, Page 10

AIRY DRESS FABRICS. Nothing Fashionable Uniess it is Cool and Comfortable. GOODS TO CHOOSE FROM. Shirley Dare Gives the New Idcas on Summer Dressing, W Hints as to Coter Combinations and the Most Ef- feetive Styles—Elegant Costumes, —_———_ NE of the things we want to know about clothing is how to get along with as little as possible this weather, says me one who voices the ‘general feel- ing. Keeping cool is a study, but with rass linen underwear, corsets which are a strap of linen with puftings of gauze and the lightest of lawn and Shanghai silk above, one finds the nineties endurable in the shade. Men complain of their close apparel, flannel and silk being oppressive for city wear. Lisle thread undergarments of thread so smooth and cool it feels like linen, and shirts of linen lawn with cuffs of two-ply linen only, and coats of Japanese crape cotton in white or ecra. with scant stripes of crimson and sky blue, or terra cotta, verdigris, or black and white, carry ant the fullest idea of coolness. No vest is worn by young nen even in shops and business offices. the wide folds of silk or thin wool buckled around the waist being too comfortable to exchange for starched duck. Starch in summer is inimical to coolness and Tare artistic unconventional souls are taking to the lawn and cambric ties which look so pic- ue when Mr. Mansfield wears them as Beau Brummeli on the stage. For all but formal dress the shirt front of Single linen, which needs the least starch in the world, and the fuil cool tie of India muslin in heu of a collar is the artistic styie. DRESS NOTIONS. All the new ideas in dress are airy as possible. ‘The figured India and French siiks are made with plain gathered skirts, trimmed with two broad insertions of black lace above the wide hem. Or the new French fashion is adopted of six or eight three-inch ribbons in contrast to dress carried down the front and sides a quarter of a yard npart and knotted in a square bow with four short loops and two long ones, known as the windmill w, becanse it recalis the rosette effect of flyers and sails, Ribbon gowns are very airy, of wide black lace inser- tion, with ovals through which narrow ribbon is threaded, and these lengths are set together by wider ribbon of the same or contrasting color, the whole mounted ona foundation of PARISIAN CAPELINE FOR GARDEN PARTIES. Very pretty jackets and lace skirts are made of this insertion striped with fine ribbon. and are inexpensive, the lace five imches wide, of firm quality and selling at 25 cents a yard eyelets for five and seven lines of the natrow- est ribbon. Passee black face can be put to good use if the pattern will aliow of threading bright rib- bons through it or if they can be appliqued to follow a scroll in the design or in festoons, key pattern or vandykes. The best colors for this purpose are moss and verdigris green. Dright “ledicie blue, gobelin or old pink and deep red together. ‘Printed foulards in silk and the fine soft cotton foulards, which are eveu prettier and fur more lasting in beauty, are the choice for garden party gowns. A rich white India silk printed with grass sprays and seeds in b is trunmed with black lace and t vandykes in exquisite effect, the aped neck dd with folds of white silk muslin, with uecklet and cuff bracelets of jet and silver beading two inches wide, confining the chemisette and sleeves. These necklets are much fancied and adda pretty effect to simple dresses. 2 PATTERNS AND CREPES. Ordinary open work jet or beading of any sort, im Maltese and geometric patterns, is used mounted on ribbon or directly on the muslin or lace. The wired Medici collars are not so Sattsfactory as the jetou soft ribbon. as the wire bends out of shape easily and catches in lace aud musiin. Printed crepe de chine in delicious shades, printed with flowers in natural colors, opens the class of high-priced materials which closes with embroidered and brocaded crepes wrought in the color of the ground. in coutrast of glossy and dul silk that bus the shades of embossed metal. In delicate pink, cream white, pistache &reen. mauve aud filmy blues these are the choicest evening toilets for Newportor the springs. Printed merveilleux of the softest and light- est quality have black or dark ¢ silk in wide and narrow ribbon stripes, printed with eld fowers in native colorings. Yellow and white evening primzcoses, convolvuius in Pinkivh white and green sprays and large asters in delightfai mingling of pink, pale pur- [oy aud white are the newest patterns and will stylish for autumn dresses. Black Brussels, net or black tulle over black damask is the newest version of lace gowus. the long open Italian sleeves of damask aud the panels show- ing in the skirt in most artistic fashion. Among the best effects in foreign dresses, which elegant people are bringing home by each steamer, ls a costume ot biack crepe de ebine, figured with old-fashioned bouquets in dull, rich terra cotta red and gobelin blue, the plain skirt finished by two bands of velvet, one im the red aud the other in blue. The fall sleeves and vests aro of gobelin crepe, with collar and rosettes of red and biue velvet. Bow's Tus FOR & TEA Gows? An exquisite tea gown is pearl gray Louis XIV brocade. bordered Ly pointed ecru lace, with a full loove frout of pink net beaded in drops with smoked peeris. A pretty dancing dress for a young lady is white beugaline, bro- eaded iu many-colored butterflies, black and flame color, yeilow, blue and black and dim biae. Low pointed bodice, with berthe of dull green silk, with berthe of chenille mingled with beaded strands: kerchief folds and elbow sleeves of white mouscciine chiffon, Another gown is white ludiasilk printed with pale blue flowers and striped alternately with blue and red lim Fichu of pale old pink mousseline ebiffon, one end carried 1m @ directory {rilling in waves down the right side, butterfly bows in satin ribbon a deeper shade down the front of F the pointed waist and ou the short drawn! Bleeves. All the old sleeve patterns come in vogue again. The small fowing shape with white full undersleeves gathered in a cuff, the elbow sleeve open on the outer seam and held to- gether by bows, and tue long shirred sleeve, Pretty for thin arma NOTES ABOUT TRIMMINGS, ‘The finest trimmings sre of gold cord, soft- ened with silver, und cream silk crochet, shown im galoons or straight bands, or in shaped Rgces for the figaro vest. epauiets and sleeves, beautiful itluminated trimmings cost from $8ayard upward im silver and gold thread worked on net, with jeweled Leads imitating tarquoise, pale pink topaz, emerald and gar- net, amber aud coral, the colors so skillfully assorted that they blend with almost any ma- terial as if made for it, Trimming in green, light pink, mauve and iris would suit any of theso colors, Straw, tarquoise and coral, with silver and gold thread, would go beantifully with cream and chamois abades in addition to their own. Fine silk gvipure and jet work is fashionable for yokes, cuirasses and peasant belts. Straw wimming is very artistically worked on net with from the fine fancy Tuscan in color and twist. BONNETS AND HATS exhaust invention for midsummer novelties, For the casino or summer garden concert | the tiny casque shape just covering the top of | the head and the French twist is made in white drawn crepe, with a thread of fine flow- ersunder the brim, @ pale volvet bow anda shell of lace outsid jarge gold bail pin with pierced head or a fancy comblet at the back— as unobtrusive in color and shape as a bonnet well can be, but of elegant materials, Or there are little skeleton bonnets in ribs of amber or scarlet velvet and jet, — or of hace lace next the hair and cluster of pom ol black face and craped scarlet silks, daished with a big lace butterfly. BONNET AND SCARF. A simple dainty bonnet is a capote of two rows of crimped crape for the brim and a round coronet of jet, the top a large rosette of er?pe, with black velvet strings. Clear black and white, or white relieved with black, takes the place of the gold millinery six weeks old. A Parisian capeline is likely to take the fancy for outdoor parties and half dress, The model is a bonnet of white crinoline striped with narrow green velvet ribbon or cord. the crown draped full with pale pink tulle or muslin, tied in a huge bow at the top with two pink tips. The brim is frilied with two-inch donble ruffle like the crown, wired to keep it in place and wide tulle strings tied in a great becoming bow under the chin. Hats with brims of any moderate width are worn like bonnets, off the face, the crown hid- den by a handkerchief of with many loops of ribbon and strings to tie in front. A pretty model is white cactus or fancy braid, with crown of white faille, with many loops of white satin and green velvet ribbon in front and a twist of the two round the crown, the strings tying with long loops and ends a little longer at the left side. fe is very pretty and girlish, as the illustration shows. A natty outing suit will recommend itself to girls who go with their brothers inio the woods, ‘The small shedy hat. with its bag crown and tassel, the spotted flannel sailor shirt and loose » the plain pleated flannel skirt of the same je as the blouse, are picturesque and com- fortabie, and there is not a suspicion of corset under tie flannel either. Charming garden bonnets for wearers no longer young compare with the juvenile fash- ion—for instance, one of light uubleached fine linen on rattan, with scarf of pink or mauve muslin round the crown and pompons of pink wushin and black velvet loops. Drawn bonnets or hats are in one shade ot pink, lilac or blue organdy, with scarf and strings, COLOR COMBINATIONS. Something light is needed to wear in warm days, when black silk and jet capes are too heavy, but some relief 1s desired for plain bodices. The fichu of plain blue or mauve soi de chine is imported by the best houses, and these colors or black will be sure to look well with any toilet. They are the simplest things to make, being a half kerchief with two of the points rounded off for the back, wide rufiles a finger deep gathered on its edge, either hemmed or finished with a pearl stitching. ‘Tisese triffes sell at the price of a good black mantle. but cost about 85 to make one’s self. A pale blue one or » mauve is well worn with thin black dresses, lace, bengaline or veiling or with figured gowns that show the same shades, The cut shows just how the tichu should be worn, the ends tied once Joosely. A black fichu with pearled or vandyked edges would appropriately tone down a black and am- ber or a red dress. TWENTY-NINE YEARS AFTER, “April, 1861. ‘THE AWFUL FIRST MONTH OF THE WAR—OPERA- TIONS OF TROOPS IN MARYLAND—THE REGU- LaR ARMY OFFICERS AND THE VOLUNTEERS— ‘THE DISTRICT SOLDIERS AND THEIR CAMPAIGN. WELL, it's all goody to talk about universal peace and dise¢rmament of empires and great republics like ours, but, when I think it over and look back about a generation and remember just how this country got caught in the lurch and almost got whipped out of its boots because it wasn’t prepared to defend itself against enemies in its own borders, I say, let's look out for ourselves in future and be prepared while we have the means for any trouble that may come upon us,” Thus explained aud reasoned.a gray-bearded, stalwart citizen, who isin a responsible posi- tion in the present civil service. Years sit lightly upon his ruddy brow and straight form and only an empty sleeve sug- gests that the venerable speaker ever got into dangerous nearness to war missiles or felt the edge of a surgeon's knife. “Come, now, uncle,” we say in a bantering way, “you don’t think there is any possible danger of another rebellion, and as for a foreign war, nobody considers such a shing any more likely to happen.” He takes out his pipe and looks at me silently for a minute, I see ay hasjevidently thought of something to talk about to illustrate the force of his remarks. Anticipating a good story I ows ‘him to tell how it was, as he was in the ray. THE OUTBREAK, “Yes, I was in it. Iwent in early. I heard the President's call for help up in New Hamp- shire and was working on a big log-driving job on the Merrimac that spring. I dropped my bandspike and took a musket and soon found myself marching toward Washington and kick- ing up the dust of Maryland country roads, It seems like a dream now. “ThatJune of 1861 was probably the most exciting period of the war in some respecta, ‘The President, Congress and everybody else was in a fever of expectation and anxiety. The country was in fear, too, for the safety of the government and its public treasures, and for the lives of the brave fellows out on the fretted edge of war, facing an cqually brave and menacing eue: The unavoiduble destruc- tion of the govérument work shops and arsenal at Harper's Ferry with thousands of new rifles sadly needed for the volunteers, and the sink- ing and burning of war ships and buildings at Norfolk rankled in the public mind and made many heart sick and discouraged. It seemed that while we were trying to get ready to fight by creating the necessary arms and supplies the devil of destruction was let loose—raiivoeds torn up, trains burned, precious things for sus- taining and equipping the army committed to the flames as it might be for the advantage of either side, AN AWFUL MONTH. “You wonder at it now when I tell you how it was. Why, during that awful month in April and May, when we were trying to open passage for northern troops through Balti more, there were regiments by the dozen xathcring aud marching for the capital with- out arms or xccouterments, tents or camp equipage. and obliged to go into camps around Philadelphia, Baltimore, Harrisburg and. wherever they might be ordered to wait, wait, wait week after week for guns and ammuni- tion and tents and clothing end other things. Iremmember there were six or eight regiments that were furnished with arms from an arsenal near Philadelphia, about 8,000, 1 believe, and they were so itaperfect and unserviceable that the ofticers condemned them and declared if they were compelled to take them they would resign and go home. Then thousands of old, poor muskets were furnished without suitable ammunition for them. So the government was staggering under the first blows of rebellion, scuitling its frigates, fighting for the road to own capital, und collecting its resources of men and war munitions, “When I got to Washington with my regi- ment the first great tragedy, the massacre of Raltimore, had passed, Lutler had compigted the conquest of secession 1m that city, and for his presumption and boldness in occupying Federai Hill witha few hundred troops and uttering a proclaination to the citizens was re- moved tothe department of Virginia at Fort Monroe, and was solving the problem of the responsibility for the Big Bethel biander and the more perplexing question pertaining to the ‘contraband,’ the origmal cause of the war, White relieved with green in cool, clear com- bination is the fancy for elegant dress. White wool crepe, with border of white India em- broidery open over a panel of moss green yel- vet. a puff of which shows one side of the bodice, on the cuffs and at the girdle, is de- lightful, nay, poetic, for July wear. White silk lace in open leaf patterns over a mineral green silk has the effect of asbestos or the tints of a waterfall. A white wool damask, such as Juliet might have worn at her first meeting with Romeo,-has a chemisette of folds of white China crepe, relioved with moss vel- = white green faille sash and velvet round collar, A SIMPLE cows. A gown of white veiling has the skirt cut in shallow points over a band of green velvet, col- lare, cuffs and girdle of the same, the prosaic recommendation of which is that the velvet takes the wear and the gown keeps its fresh- ness better. White blazers are made in a white ribbed flannel that looks like corduroy and does not soil like twilled wool. Jackets of white duck and fine twilled linen are made for a few wearers who know what is desirable. The newest London sunshades are fleecy white washing net, puffed and frilled all over, finishing with a deep rafile of doubie net or Mechlin dotted net. They are dyed to match costume, in cream, mauye, saffron, pale green and pink, and are the stushades for dresey weddings, parties and races, To make the plain skirts hang well English dress makers put wadding under the hems. A iece of alpaca a yard long and a quarter wide as « thin iaver of wadding tacked on. is folded in two and sewed inside the hem in front of the skirt, where it adds substance and takes the wear from the instep of the shoe or stocking. ‘The set of the skirt is much improved for the addition. The trae old leg of mutton sleeves are cut in one piece, WEAR TEA JACKETS, The new toa jackets are very dressy and a convenient addition to wear with the lace skirts alk of for evening or quiet home dinners and concerts. They are tight fitting in the back, if not in front, made of handsome material, much trimmed with lace and em- broidery, and the elbow sleeves are tinished with a lace frill. In black striped merveilleux with a loose full front of pale pink or blue crepe and underaleeves to correepond, lace and ribbon revers and bows with long ends, a tea ket is the most convenient thing in the ward- In white crepe de chine, with facings of arose or pink faille, mousseline frills of the shades and fronts of duchess point, it is ; More than convenient— it is bewitching. French millmers are saying that they long to see the bonnet entirely discarded for elder} ladies, as a well-made hat suits then: so mach better. Accordion pleating is used alternately with flat. broad pleats for bengaline and thin goods. Foulard cotton is the new version of old-time chintz, but fizer and softer, without a particle of dressing. A pretty gown in the new taste is cream ecru foulard with narrow floral stripes, open over a loose front of mauve lawn, with | frill at the foot, buttonholed in fine vandykes, | collar and cuffs are of the lawn, and the gown is tied with paie purple ribbons. The foulard is plainly hemmed-with eyelets workea in the hemstiteh, Suiacey Dany. eee Mr. Armour and the Bootblack. { From the Chicago Tribune. Abootblack walked into the office of Mr, Armour, He had none of his outfit with him, but the bootblack was stamped ix his face and ail over him. He went to the gate where a guard stands between his post and the great- est packer in the world. «W'ere's de ole man?” asked the urchin, ‘The guara told the boy to get out. “You tell de ole man dat I want to see him. I want to see him alone. I don’t want to bod- der you ner de ole man. But I want to see de ole man, un’ I want to see lun right off.” Mr.Armour at his desk overheard the ragged request. “Let that boy come in here,” he called to the young man on the gate. The urchin approached Mr. Armour in a business- like way. There were no preliminary compli- ments, |, “Say.” spoke the urchin, “I took a nap out dere in de alley, and w'ile I was asleep some o’ dem kids from the board o’ trade come along and swiped (stole) my kit an’ 'mshort. I want ter borrar a doljar to buy me a kitan PU ba, Agr oon de installment plan, See?” Armour handed the boy two silver dol- lars and told him to go, But the boy banded suk and straw of different tints; Tuscan, Milan $35 Rereons psiloc, ea ae ead Etruscan goid thread, hardy to told McClellan, from his headquarters, department of the Ohio, at Cincinnati, was conducting an active and successful campaign in West Vir- nia, and afterward takmg the field, scattered beilion from that section in a lively manner, hat campaign of 61 in the West Virginia mountains developed some of the best fighting material and was one of the best schools of the early war. ‘The records of the wur give a most vivid picture of the situation hercabouts, Mind you, the rebel army had its eye on Wash- ington and was massing itself for a swoop down upon this city, ‘Lincoln is in a trap,’ they said, while Baltimore was blockading the road from the north, PREPARATIONS AROUND WASHINGTON, “All around Washington was a scene of hope- ful preparation. The daily report, ‘All quict on the Potomac,’ wasabout the ouly consoling news from the frontier of Secessia wafted to waiting northern ears expecting hourly reports of bloody conflicts. A great army was drilling and organizing over on the heights of Arling- ton for a trial of valor and strength with a large force of southern troops gathering for battle an Virginia. But the volunteers were terribly green, and Gen. McDowell begged that some of the recent graduates from the military academy might be assigned tothe duty of instructing the new troops. But it was not the greenness alone of the volunteers that caused the com- manding general trouble and anxiety. The lawlessness and harshness of the soldi ward the people over the river w: of a report to the general in chief (Sco! which McDowell mentions the battalion of Georgetown volunteers at the head of Chain Bridge. 1 the inhabitants around them with being ‘secessionists,’ which was Set up as a justification of their acte of depre- dation. ALONG THE POTOMAC. “The Maryland shore of the Potomac from Washington to Cumberland was most of the way occupied by union regiments and battal- ions of infantry, with a few batteriesfand com- panies of cavairy. ‘They were very destitute of good arms, amunition and camp equipage, and very raw, Fitz John Porter, major and ‘A.A. G, to Gen, Patterson, from ‘his headquarters at Chambersburg ridiculed the new soldiers and officers too. ‘Our volunteers,’ he, ‘are as green as green can |be. Marching is their forte if they have a drum or a band. They cannot form a square | yet, of those I have scen, yet they think them- selves perfect.’ A few deys later Maj. Fitz J. still berated the volunteers in a dispatch to Adjt. Gen, Townsend. ‘’Till Tcame here,’ he | reports, “I could not get from any one of them the kind of arm in possession nor the caliber, nor # solitary requisition for anything. I have had to order each individual article, generally, before I came here aud push the article for- ward. I have had to play ordnance officer, as- sistant adjutant general, commander of the forces, inspector, quartermaster—everything. * * * A kingdom for a few horses or mules would be my cry—if I had a kingdom,’ ex- claimed he. Col, Lew Wallace was up at Cum- berland with his regiment, the eleventh In- diana, and had done some of the best fighting on re-ord. He asked for more troops to resist | a threatening force of rebels, McClellan was | anxious for Wallace and also requested troops for him. Gen. Scott got rather out of pati and wrote Gen. Patterson: ‘McClellan is again alarmed for the safety of Wallace, I do not believe there is any formidable force in the mountains to assail Wallace and sooner than | be annoyed with these daily rumors it would, perhaps, be better to call him to you and ab- | sorb him.’ ‘That was the most humorous thing Gen. Scott ever wrote, probably, in a war dis tch, But Wallace wouldn't be absorbed, le wasn’t built that way. Idon’t remember of reading of his ever getting whipped or cap- tured either. The rebels feared and hated him for the trouble he gave them on the upper Po- tomac aud swore they'd have him if they ‘fol- lowed him to hell.’ Gen, Joe Johnston, mean- dering around up in that section with a few thousand men, gave Patterson much uneasi- ness, but Jobuston was very hard to locate. or the extent of his force to ascertain. A grand plot was formed between Gens. Patter- von, Cadwalader, BicClellan and Col. Stone to pture Harper's Ferry while Johnston occu- dit, but while they were getting to evacuated and skipped out to Win- r. It is almost ridiculous to see how Johnston fooled his adversaries while they were exercising the most sisborate measures and studied precautions catch him, Harper Ferry was destroyed, also depots, irc. works, &c., at Martinsburg. The Union commanders ence ae of the dollars and said: Roch Une mepes wae ate mites to Gen, ok eh Km goin’ % poy it Harper's Ferry muy be J and Back, and dere's no use o' a man goin’ in | Harper's Fer lene? teen repaiae pp ort Bs 2a es, Poot gy At “Tugre may bee deep-laid plot to deceivo us ‘The truth of the above story is vouched for ole affair to me is a riddle. by one who saw the scens snd overheard te | SANQUINE GER. SCOTT. conversation, “All the cautious generals in Northern and "| Western Virginia could not prevent Johnston A Veteran’s Interesting Recolleétions of | appearing on time at Bull Run on Juiy 21, and Gen, Scott on the same day telegray Clellan: ‘I sympathize with you on the sub- Ject of Cox. You will soon redeem blunders and so will McDowell. Johnston bas amused erected reinforced Bea ae well is -forenoon forcing the passage Bull Run. In two hours my will tora the Junction and storm it today with petior force.’ How sad was the tone of his ext dispatch to McClellan a few hours after: “A panic seized McDowell's and it isin fullretreat on the Potomac, ‘most unac- countable transformation into a mob of a finely appointed and admirably led army.” “The state election of 1861 in Maryland re- quired that the Union voters should be pro- tected from intimidation and abuse. Col. Chas. P. Stone organized a force consisting of several battalions of District of Columbia volunteers, cavalry, Griffin's battery. A num- ber of volunteer regiments were at Rockville and Darnestown and other places as a part of this movement. Lieut. Col. Everett, with the fifth battalion of District of Columbia volun- teers. moved in two canal boats up the canal and occupied the aqueduct at Seneca ercek. Maj. Jewell, with another battalion of District of Columbia volunteers, marched by river road to Seneca Mills, and a regiment of yolun- teers eget ean Darnestown. Col. Stone re- ported: ‘There was but ten minutes differ- ence in the occupation of the points designated, the three corps moving on different lines & distance of 25,22 and 9 miles respectively. an exactitude unusual in volunteer troops.” I don’t think Col. Stone or any of the regular army officers had a very high estimate of the volunteers. Isupposo we did not rank quite as high as regulars, but after we got well broke in and were told by our regular army colonels and generals to take a battery or charge the enemies fort we generally got there and brought back what we went for or held it and stayed were we found it. COL, STONE'S EXPEDITION. “In Col. Stone's report of his expedition on the result of the election and the political as- pect he says: ‘At Tennallytown the people are ‘for the government almost to a man.” * * those at Rockville are reported to me as being one-half rabid secessionists calling themselves tea’ rights men.’ He says: ‘Couriers are to have been started immediately on the arrival of the first troops at Rockville to give notice to the enemy at Harper's Ferry of the advance.’ The second battalion of District of Columbia volunteers, before the expiration of their three months’ term, got discontented and their officers requested that they might be relicyed aud go home. Col, Stone reports that they had evidently been permitted to become demoralized, and he ordered their return to Washington and recommended that they be mustered out of service, The next day, under bel bone appeals from all the officers of the bat- talion, he consented to suspend the order. and the bat at Sena lion was ordered to retain its position Mills, ON THE MARYLAND BORDER. “The border inhabitants of Maryland in 1861 suffered terrible annoyances from rebel scout- ing parties, and the unionists called strenu- ously on the government for protection; for Jong distances there was free communication across the river for carrying information and contraband supplies, It was Col, Stone's wish to prevent this commerce between Maryland and Virginia, He called for more troops and de- clared: ‘With two regiments more I can occupy the entire line from Georgetown to Harper's Ferry, and with three more do not only that but operate between Johnston and McDowell's.’ ” “There's one thing you will observe,” says my interesting talker, “most of the men who were high in command at the first of the war soon fell out and disappeared, while many who oc- cupied humbie positions, like Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Hunt, Griffin and scores’ of others won imperishable meeds of applause and crowns of houor. peers SS BEL ee SOMETHING ABOUT STOVES. Availability of Oil and Gas Stoves for Summer Use. TOVES to the every-day house keeper are important articles, In winter they area subject which calls for no great amount of concern, so that the fire bricks hold their own without having to hold too much coal the wasteful cook is too apt to shovel upon them. Cooks and even old expericnced house keepers have their own ideas regarding fires under their care, and whether or not these ideas are based upou economic or common-sense principles they stick to them through hot and cold, so to speak. If they are not right they are constantly having their stoves or ranges torn out, changed or over- hauled in lieu of anything else to do, and sim- ply because they do not understand them well enough to manage the fire. Few seem to un- derstand that it is not necessary to have a great white-heat fire to cook well or that small clear fires cook and bake better than the larger ones. But with all this and more, too, to bother and perplex winter cooking will get along somehow or other, even with an improvident and incom- petens matron. It is THE SUMMER COOKING QUESTION, that comes with the first warm wave of spring to overburden with heat and tear up the temper of the women folks whose duty it is to look after the culinary affai It is next to impossible to prepare and serve a dainty meal when the sun is pouring down upon the ther- mumeter and the thermometer is endeavoring to climb up to the sun during the hot snmmer weather if a large Coal range is the only cook- ing apparatus available. Many things will be slighted and neglected which need simple but close attention, not to mention the heat thrown out through the other portions of the house, A remedy for this evil, or rather these hot stoves, poor dinners, ruffled tempers and too often an ill-natured Benedict—lies in use of AN OIL OR GAs STOVE, either of which is as serviceable, as cleanly and far more economical. An oil stove isa cook's blessing in summer and when selected and managed with care truly accomplishes wonders, But it should be plain and simple in construc- thon and based on good principles, Each wick onld have its own chimney. The oil tank should be covered with a perforated cap for the escape of generated gas and to remove the danger of an explosion. These stoves, like all other kinds, require common-sense manage- ment. A good-sized family—say six or eight persons—may be supplied with well-cooked meals from a four-burner oil stove. Itis a mistake to purchase a small oue and lose time and paticnce in contriving to have all dishes done and served hot atthe same time. The frequent changing of wicks will prevent the slightest odor. ‘icks are to feed the flame and if the flame is extinguished without turn- ing the wick down the feeding process goes on for awhile and the oil runs down upon the base, producing an excecdingly unpleasant odor when the wick is lighted again, The stove should be wiped clean before using. The most of accidents occurring from oil stoves or lamps result from atiempting to fill them when lighted—a very dangerous thing todo. It is not the fault of the stove—it is pure unmiti- gated stupidity, THE MODEL KITCHEN. But the mode] kitchen of the future will con- tain and retain a gas-burning stove for summer use and c: of emergency. Itis a practically established fact that gas as a fucl for domestic purposes is effective und economical. No dirt, no smoke, no ashes—a good-humored cook, a well-satisfied housewife and an ensily governed husband. Lute patterns are of cast-iron in part rather than sheet-iron in full and should last for years, ‘There it stands all ready to jump into full blast at the touch of a match and ina few minutes everything is stewing or baking or frying or boiling—one at a time or all at once, Food, especially meat, does not lose so much of its weight as when cooked in a closed range oroven. Fish cooked under a gas jet is es- pecially nice, having very much the flavor of the planked shad. An attachment is now made for heating water for the wath room. Every year finds some important improvement and —_ by year they are coming into more gen- eral use, Death of Mrs. Thomson. ‘Mrs, Elizabeth Brainard ‘Uhomson, who died in Syracuse @ few days since, was the mother of Mr. L. B. Thomson of this city. As a former resident of Washington she left a large circle of friends. She’ was the widow of the lato Rev. George W. Thomson, a Presbyterian minister of note in New.York state. She was born at Verona, N.Y., September, 1816, and was one of @ family of cleven children, THE OLDEST INHABITANTS. How They Celebrated the Birthday of the Country. ELECTION OF OFFICERS—PATRIOTIC ADDRESSES— READING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPEXD- ENCE—REMINISCENSES OF THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD AND OF 4 FIRST MEETING wits GEN. JACKSON. Just a year older than they were last Fourth of July, but no less patriotic than when they were cracker-laden boys, sat more than a score of members of the Oldest Inhabitants Associ- ation yesterday morning. They were in their room in the Corcoran building for the purpose of transacting whatever business might properly come before them and to celebrate in their sedate way the great national holiday, which was being remembered very noisily on the ont- side by the younger inhabitants. After sitting around and ta‘king over previous “Fourths” for some time business was started by Mr. J. W. BShiles, who moved a vote of thanks to the officers of the association for their services during the past year. This was a popular motion. Mr. Shiles put it to the meeting and the “aye” was unanimous and hearty, OFFICERS RE-ELECTED, On behalf of himself and his fellow officers, President Marbury returned thanks for the honor done them and then called Mr. Shiles to the chair, for the next business in order was the election of officers for the ensuing year, The election was speedily disposed of for the entire staff of officers was re-elected, as follows: President, John Marbury; vice presidente, John W, Clark, Benjamin FP. Dyer, James D. Hendley, Anthony Hyde, Noble D. Larner, E. M. Drew, Johu H. Thompson, James A. Tait, J. W. Shiles, J. M. Wright, C. W. Bennett, Jumes Piling, Wm, Beron: recording secretary, Dr, E, L. Corbin; corresponding secretary, Dr. J. T. Howard; treasurer, Robert Ball; marshal, J. A. Wineberger. As President Marbury resumed his official seat there was a round of applause, in response to which he gave utterance to his feelings of gratitude, PRESIDENT MARBURY'S ADDRESS, The indisposition of Mr. E. M. Drow was mentioned and this was a text upon which President Marbury based « congratulatory ad- dress, He said the association should be thank- ful that more of its members were not afflicted with sickness. He also said the association should be proud of the fact that it was the only organization in the District which celebrated this great day. Jie was informed that the Sons of the American Revolution contemplated hold- ing a meeting and he hoped it was true. The quality of patriotism in the District of Co- lumbia nad deteriorated considerably. No sound of fife or drum was heard on the Fourth and not a soidier could be seen on the streets of the national capital. He hoped the succes- sors of those present would never forget the nation’s birthday. OTHER ADDRESSES, Demands for speeches were made upon Messrs. Noble D. Larner and Allison Nailor, jr., both of whom made brief responses. Then two or three members, on the sugges- tion of the president, talked about vessels they had scen launched at the navy yard in the days of ‘auld lang syne.” One old gentleman had a very distiuct recollection of seeing the launch of the Columbia, the first vessel ever built at the Washington navy yard, That was in 1819. Others told of the launch of the Brandywine in 1825, two of the members pres- ent having gone to that launch in the same conveyance. Mr. Ephraim Wheeler caused not a little laughter by his description of HIS FIRST MEETING WITH GEN. JACKSON, The general was retarning from the launch of the sloop of war St. Mary's in 1829, “I wasa whig then,” said Mr. Wheeler, “and detested de- mocracy es much then as I do now, but, boy as I was, I could not keep my hat on as he passed. Such « majestic man I have never seen since; he was born to command.” Prof. Ca’ ell made his entry at this point. He is not a member of the association, but he does belong to the Order of the Sons of the American Kevolution and he bore with him an invitation. He said the “Sous” had hoped to obtain tho hall of the House of Representatives in which to hold their meeting last evening, but for some resson or other had failed, They had decided to meet at his house at o’ciock, and he wanted those of the Olde{MInbabitants who were eli- gible to membership in the “Sons” to attend and become members. On motion of Mr. Shiles the invitation was accepted. The Declaration of Independence was then read very forcibly by Mr. Ephraim Wheeler and punctuated with applause by the vener- able listeners. THE ANNUAL ORATION. Following this was the annual oration, de- livered by Gen, Carrington. This was tho- roughly appreciated by the meeting and fre- quent and prolonged outbursts of applause greeted the more strikingly patriotic seuti- ments, ‘Those present were: John Marbury, jr., B, F. Dyer, J. W. Shiles, J. H. Thompson, £. L. Corbin, J. A. Wineberger, J. M. Wright, Robert Ball, William Beron, W. H. Williams, Dr. J.T. Howard, Reuben Daw, Alliscn Nailor, jr., Ed- ward Mankin, Thomas Johnson, Noble D. Lar- ner, J. D. Hendicy, E. Wheeler, C. W. Schell, Thomas H. Langley, P. May, RK. Eichorn, M. J. Sauter and John Wagner. 200 JUDGE MILLER’S FOURTH, Cases That Kept the Police Court in Session Yesterday. The Fourth of July session of the courtopened under bright prospects for an all-day job for the judge and the explosions in the atreet made it almost impossible for the court to hear the testimony, ‘The dock was well filledwith prisoners, there being thirty-three victims of the police behind the bars. The judge’s expectations were fully realized by the appearance of a large number of “vags” who could be found by the police at any time, and Judge Miller so told the police- men, He said to them that the court only sat on the Fourth of July as an act of mercy to the Persons arrested for violations of the law hap- pening during’the previous day or night and not to try the vagrants who could be captured at any time and who would not run away even if they got a chance to do so, And if they did getaway, tho judge added, the community would not lose much, A FIRECRACKER CASE. The judge disposed of the only firecracker case in a manner which showed the police that he did not intend to impose a penalty on one poor man when hundreds of them were violat- ing the same law and were not even spoken to. Sergeant Dunnigan was the only officer who had such a case and the defendant was William Freeman. The sergeant evideutly felt that ‘ceman had insulted his dignity, for he told the judge that Freeman set off about thirty firecrackers after he (Dunnigan) had blown his whistle. Judge Miller did not fine the defendant, but returned him his collateral. PIANO PLAYERS IN TROUBLE, + Eleven men and women of both colors were marched into the dock. The sight was a novel one on anational holiday and Judge Miller asked what it was all about. Mr. Dumont ex- plained that most of them were piano players in houses of prostitution. Policeman Ceinar appeared as the prosecuting witness and sev- eral other officers were present as witnesses, Judge Miller again reminded the officers that the day was a national holiday and said that some policemen have no more discretion than a ten-year-old bor. “There are some policemen on the force,” said the judge, “who would hesitate a long time before they would do this on their own national holiday. Alisome of them seem to know is to set off firecrackers and arrest small boys for doing it.” The judge finally laid down the ‘ther Jap sent some of them Ry Aang Others were released. In commenting on the cases of those whose only business was the piano in these hor the judge said they simply aided in the maintenance houses in violation of the law, while Penses to take Slavin’s place to Auliffe, Jackson declines the offer and is satisfied to await the bidding of the -Califor- nia Athletic Club. The directors of = bave an atest case on July 9 fount fund has tn interesting legal war will probably follow. ELECTRICITY AS A MOTOR ‘What it is That Makes the Wheels Go Round, The conclusion has about been reached that electricity is something whose real nature we do not understand. We know what it will do 4s a motor power and we have practical exam- ple on ail sides of its real value, but what it is as@ thing no one really understands. Or if any one does he has not as yet succeeded in ex- plaining it so that the average man knows whas he is talking about And when !t comes to har- nessing up this invisible, incomprebensitle fluid and putting it to work the popular mind is far outatsea, Why will acurent of such ® peculiar nature runaamachine or move a streetcar? This was the question a Stan re- porter recently propounded to an expert at tached to an electric street railway company. “It seems odd to me.” was his answer, “how few people understand the simple principles ‘that underlie the system, It is very easy when you know how it is alldone. But come, I will explain it to you briefly if you wish, but do aot be surprised if I uso some technical terms, for I | like to be precise, But | willendeavor to make it very plan, GENERAL FACTR “In the first place there are some general underlying {ucts that vou,” of course, are more or less familiar with, For instance, if I con- nect one end of a rod of zinc and the other with rod of carbon and put the two rods into a tumbler filled with a solution of bichromate of potash and attach them to an iron nail, around which a thick copper wire is coiled, the ends of the nail will act asa magnet. Any coil of wire surrounding iron acts as 2 m:gnet when a current of electricity flows through the cori. This is a starting point, But let ustake off the battery and bring the ends of the wire very near to each other, not quite so close as to touch one another, however. and place the coil on one pole of a’ powerful magnet, and sud. denly remove the coil, and you will observe a spark passing between the ends of the wires, The spark is the evidence that a coil near a magnet can produce a current of electricity without a battery. Thus a dynamo is con- structed by moving acoil of wire near a magnet that is traversed by @ current of electricity. This coil itself becomes a magnet when the current flows through it, and this is what fur- nishes the motive power of an electric car. “For practical purposes we follow this princi- ple and put a number of coils on an axle and turn the coils by means of some motive power near =p age of a powerful magnet. The coils passing the poles of the magnet with great speed increases the current of electricity in proportion to the revolution of the eoils. These coils of wire, so revolving between the polos of @ magnet, together with the magnet, constitute what is called a dynamo, WHAT REVOLVES THE COILS. “Do you understand all this? Well, now you notice that thin overhead wire—not stramg enough, of course, to pull the ear—but it isn’t the wire, nor the dynamo, nor the motive power that revolves the wire coils; it's all of them taken together. The engine gives ve- locity to the revolutions of the coils around the magnets and the magnets send the iinumer- able sparks of electricity over the wires, which passes down the traveler on the top of each car to a little dynamo similar to the central or chief dynamo. This little dynamo has an armature consisting of coils on a shaft, tra- versed by an electrical current, and this being attracted in sucsessiou to the poles of the sta- tionary coil called the main or field magnet, through which the current also flows, flies around and turns, by means of cog wheels, the wheels of the electric cars, You see now why the car moves, I presume. The man at the end of the car, by means of a lever. can turn the current of electricity into the dynamo be- neath the car or divertit to the rails by an- other path. “Oh, yes,” further explained the expert, “instead of the overhead wire a wire can and is often laid through an open trough along the side of the rails, But this wire must becarefully insulated from the rails. There is piso a contriv- ance that takes the place of the traveler in the overhead wire, which grips this wire as the car passes along. IN THE CONDUIT SYSTEM the current passes along the wire, which is gripped, into the motor or dynamo on the car and then out through the wheels to the rails and then back to the central dynamo. This tem is not so satisfactory as the overhead stem, for if the railand wire are connected anywhere the wire burns and the current is stopped and this stops all the cars. These in nocent and quiet looking wires are treacherous, for though they look so harmless they are really very dangerous, fora shock from them means sudden death. “By the way, let me advise you if you ever have occasion to pick up a piece of wire on the street do not do it unless you have a pair of insulated pincers, But there goes my car, and lam inaburry. So good-bye to you, ‘only once more, do not fool with what “you may think is a dead wire. It may be you instead of the wire,” te The Fourth at Fauquier Springs. Correspondence of THE EVENING Stan Favgurer, Wurre Sviravn Sratsas, July 4. Prof. Bischoff and several of his most tal- ented pupils took partin the grand open-air concert today. The day was celebrated in good old Virginia style. There was a succes- sion of amusing contents, closing with a grand fandango, in which all the country people in the neighborhood and many residents of War- renton participated. Prof. Bischoff and party will remain until Monday. Later in the sea- son Mrs. Kaspar will be here and lend the magic of her voice to the attractions of this place. Among the Washingtonians who will summer at the springs are Mrs. Dr. Pope, Admiral An- drew Brufson, U and family, B. K. Plain, |. W. Beveridge and fam- wife, Col, Robert L Fiem- ing, wife and little daughter, who have already arrived with their maid, and Rev. Thos. Fui- lerton and wife and Samuel Cornwell and fam- ily. Mrs. Senator Dolph and her four young- est children has also signified her mtention of spending a few weeks at the spot, and Mr. and Mrs. Jules Guthridge will also be here. Tt pair Concert at Rockville. The musicale at the Woodlawn Hotel Thurs- day evening was in every respect a success and the ladies to whose efforts it was due are to be congratulated. The program opened with a piano duet by Mrs. DesPortes and Miss Emily White. Miss DeShields of Washington did credit to herself as an accompanist to Mr. Robt. Stearns, who was beardgo excellent advantage on the violin. The quartet from ~Dorothy” was well rendered by Misses Loane and Hogg and Messrs, Nelson and Pierre Stevens, Mr. Ste- vens also sang with excellent effect “Sunset,” by Dudley Buck, to Mrs. Rovert Bradley's ac- companiment. "Miss Woodward Blunt gave two selections upon the piano, Miss Laura Bradley gave pleasure in the rendition of « trans- scription of Le Rameaux, and also performed with Mrs. Bates a piano duet. Lt. Safford of the navy delighted every one with his perform- ance on the zither. In conclusion came the quartet, “Goodnight, Goodnight, Beloved!” by Pinsuti, to tho accompaniment of Miss Spofford and sung by Misses Loane and Hogg and Messrs. Nelson and Stevens. Through the courtesy of Mrs. Colley in giving the use of her house and parlors «handsome sum was real- ized for the charity oo freegpalenee te yee It is proposed to repeat the entertainmen a pods object m a more southern parish, —— The Policemen Enjoyed Themselves. Handreds of small boys in this city were scared yesterday every time they set fire to the fuse of a firecracker. Visions of policemen and cells and Judge Miller filled their infantile minds and made their childish hands tremble. But the policemen themselves were meirpsay —at least two m Saco Hot, Thay were on auty st about 6:50 in morning in the northwestern part of the wees — the; a ili AN ENGINEER'S PRESENTMENT. How a Terrible Wreck Was Prevented by a Dying Man. From the St. Louis Globe Democrat A number of railroad men sat in the rotunda of the Laciede the other night exchanging rem- iniscences. The conversation gradually drifted into stories having a supernatural tinge, and among these was the following related by a well-known conductor: ‘Some years ago.” he said, “in the town of Garret, in northern In- diana, the headquarters of the Baltimore and Obio railroad’s Chicago division, there lay sick an engivecr named Boardman, He was wildly delirious and his ravings took a serious Aspect at times, One evening he was told that Engineer Moses had bees called to take ont his engine, No, 712, on an extra run, following No. 5. Engine 712 was the pride of the road and of its engineer, then so 8 rionsly sick, It had not bee foreman of the round how the wish of its engineer, bat on occasion it was necessary, a8 ® special train containing an opera company had to make Washington in twenty hours, a ran of #58 miles from Chicago, and no other engine on the Chicago divs was equal to the speed demanded by the coi ¥. *Boardmen, lying in his bed, was snddenly sifted with a superastaral powor, and im his ravings would say “Hicksville! Hal How she spins! I the St Joe grade like the wind Up T«enty-two miles; one stop for water, one stop for railroad crossing and thirty minutes gone! “Then he would be quiet as the grave for = moment in} She's got the ten at her ih Jetiance to Hol- ® hers jooked at one another. he have the power of second sight to wat movements of the train? One of the boys was sent to the dispatcher's office, but a few blocks away. Before he returned’ Boardman bad called out a water station and said “Four minutes lost. Why couldn't she do Without water? Ah, ha! Watch her pound saud now. Isn't she a beauty’ The man hud returned from the telegraph oftice and, in a whisper, told the other watchers that he had followed the tram correctiy. A fecling of awe came over the boys. ‘The sick engineer was in a cooming trance. His breath came slower and more laborious, The boys crowded nearer and Were about to raise him im the bed, so that be could cxtch his breath easier, and the family were called, when he sat erect, looked wildly it him, and cried “*Tiftin' Ked light! Stop for orders! My God! {Here he held up his hand as if reading an order.} “Train No. second five, engine No. 712. Prepare to meet thy God. “0. K. Cocknens.” “Then he sank back in the bed dead. The horrified boys stood amazed and specchless It was a presentiment. One rushed forth to the atcher’s office and cried to the east- end man: “For God's sake, Dixy, stop second five at Republic. “Quick over the wires the call went and was vered, and then thir message: “Stop se five.’ There was a wait of breathless anx when the news cam? back: ‘Second fiv stopped. Conductor wants to know wha tor.” By this time the story was known in the dis- patcher's office and the answer was seut to Ke- public: ‘Had a terrible presentiment, conductor to proceed cautiously to Chi Junction.” “Hardly had the answer gone when Attica called up and raid “Stop second five at Republic. First five ditched a mile west of here; engine and three cars off. Cow on track, Engineer killed by jumping.” “And the man who had saved probably five score of lives lay a corpse at his home, with his sorrowing family surrounding him. The opera company made up a purse which, together with the life insurance he bad carried, the engineer's family mdependeat tor the rest of thoir lives, ——s0+ HINTS FOR BABY CLOTHES. With a Shop Garment for a Model Ideals are Possible. From the New York World. To tell a young mother how to make a baby's outfit is as ponderous a task as teaching stenography iy six lessons. In the first place a Woman must have some knowledge of sewing. and in the next it is essential that she know something about the fitness of things. Babies, asarule, are shapeless little creatures and defy measurement. It is sufficient that the garments do not bind at any place. and so long as they can be kept from gathering up and smothering the little one they pass judgment. It goes without saying that they must be touched with beauty and made of the finest loom. As one object lesson is better to a class than aterm of theoretic instruction the maternal novice will find it advantageous to go toa dry goods shop to buy aset of baby clothes for models. The copy need not cost €2 ail told, and in the purchase the amateur has ail be suggestions needed to fashion a really ful outfit, Being designed in cheap.» | the garments can be ripped apart « place of patterns, mpt at will serve for im, the careless sewing be a silent repr student. The numberof slips, linen by.nds, Barrie coats, petticoats and jong dresses, the apply of plaids, blankets, shawls, *.cques, socks aud shirts will depend entirely on the fancy of the mother. Dut, like the x,nim of the modern bride who lays ina lot of underwe to get yellow in a trunk, there is % good deal nonsense in stocking @ linen barket, a hamper or a bassinet, for the reason thet the dot of humanity is a flower of rapid growth, and given half chance will be ready for short clothes before the real value of his trailing robes has been exhausted. To be sure, the embroidered flannels and company dresses will cut down, but for the sentimental aversioa a mother has of dese- crating the garments of ber first born by the application of stee] or economy. Given the model and one tour of inspection through an infants’ supply department of a dry goods shop, any neediewoman can collect » trosseau at less than a third of the shop cost When short clothes are donned it wili be found profitable to buy pongee or India silk instead of the delicate bombazines, mulls, batiste and French cambrics, so costly to trim and so troublesome to laundry. The shop keepers will make a silk dress to order for €3, and, al- lowing the same amount for silk and’ lace to | finish the neck and sleeves, a garment superior | to one that retails for €11 wili be the outcome. As before stated, a shop model may be had for 60 cents or to guide the amas teur. It does not pay to attempt to make boys’ clothes. For #4 complete suits ere offered and a boy of fourteen may be rigged out from head to foot for $11 There wa temptation on the part of visionary mothers to cat down fa*her’s trousers, but unless she has served an appronticeslup toa tailor it is cru- elty to the child , A casual glance at the home- made pantaloon@in a male school would be humorous but for the misery endured by their ts, In the majority of cases ides are cuton the same ee. and boy's bead concealed it would be impossi- tell whether he was going to school or | ——— +00. HORSE FLESH AS FOOD, It Resembles Bull Beef and Tastes Something Like a Hare. From the Nineteenth Century. Physically horse beef may be distinguished from beef or mutton by its appearance. It is coarser in the grain than beef. In this respect it resembles bull beef more than any other, It is darker in color and looks more moist than beef. It bas @ peculiar smell and a peculiar sweetness of taste, Its flavor is considered to be half way between the fisvors of beef and game. It is something like the flavor of hare. One